Recent content by kmmattson

This is really helpful, thank you for the follow up.

Thanks for clarifying, yes I understand this. I’m going to look at the SWG options!

Got it - thanks. I will look into these SWG options!

Jim - I’m not sure what you mean? I wouldn’t be leaving it with no sanitizer. I’m talking about putting in pucks while guests are visiting so they DON’T have to add sanitizer. I’m trying to find if anyone has a low-maintenance way that actually works!

Thanks Jim. We live there during the summer months and love our tub so are very hesistant to get rid of it entirely. But I appreciate your sentiment.

Oh, ps - there will also now be rules posted clearly stating that any maintenance or care visits required beyond normal use will be charged to the guest!!! And wow, let me say this has made me even more unlikely to want to get in public hot tubs or those maintained by someone other than me. Ugh.

Hi all, I’ve been using the TFP method very successfully for several years in both my hot tub and pool. We converted our home to a short term rental about a year ago. The hot tub has been a HUGE headache. People are, to put it mildly, disgusting and completely unable to follow simple procedures...

Thanks - I’m researching to see how complicated to switch over!

Hello, I have been maintaining our 375 gal spa and 5,750 gal above ground pool for several years using guidelines from troublefreepool.com. I’m very grateful for the accurate and helpful info here! We are not going to be residing full time at our home anymore and will need to find someone to...

Got it, thank you! We’ll see what we can do with it!

Hello, my husband and I have a 10-15 year old hot springs Aria. The base of the hot tub has become completely rotten and needs to be replaced. How do we work underneath?? Dry weight of the tub is ~700 lbs. If we tip it on the side empty will that distress the fiberglass too much? Or could we...

I never saw your reply, but thanks for this info! I’ve been looking at a Pentair. We’ll see :)

Today it was 79 degrees but the pool water is still in the 60’s. Sure would have been nice to get in. So looking for a gas heater so that if weekend temps are warm enough we could crank the heater overnight and swim all weekend. It’s a small pool and I’d definitely like to keep the heater as...

Thank you! I raised ph because it tends to drop with the floater and I didn’t want it to go much lower. It’s a little weird forgetting about CSI because I learned this method with a hot tub where that DOES matter. I had slammed a couple weeks ago when the water was not clear and then kept the...

We have an above ground pool, I have chosen not to close it for the winter. We have a mild climate that may experience some freeze days but some years we have none at all, so the hassle didn’t seem worth it. During the summer, the pool was sparkling and perfectly clear, no issues at all. I put...